The last major roadblock in Guadeloupe, the result of the social protest born in mid-November, was dismantled Thursday, December 9 by the police, indicates the prefecture for which the inhabitants can again circulate on the whole island.
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Last night, the action of the police made it possible to dismantle the roadblocks at the Perrin aux Abymes roundabout, the last major blocking area of the road network in Guadeloupe.
Traffic is restored in this area,
”indicates the regional prefecture in a press release.
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Elsewhere on the West Indian island, "
some attempts to reinstall dams were thwarted, in particular on the RN 4 towards Sainte-Anne
", indicates the representative of the State for whom "
all the roads of Guadeloupe are today 'hui cleared and Guadeloupeans can once again circulate throughout the territory
”.
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They have lifted all the roadblocks but the fight continues
", supported Max Evariste, secretary general of FO, in a press conference of the collective of organizations mobilized against the vaccine obligation against Covid-19 for caregivers and firefighters.
Born of this refusal, the social movement which affects Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint-Martin has spread to political and social demands, in particular against the high cost of living, causing violence, looting and fires.
To the point that Guadeloupe and Martinique have been placed under curfew.
The curfew in effect until Friday in some towns in Guadeloupe prohibits free movement from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in 12 of them (Les Abymes, Baillif, Basse-Terre, Capesterre-Belle-Eeau, Gosier, Lamentin, Morne -à-l'Eau, Le Moule, Petit-Bourg, Pointe-à-Pitre, Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Rose), from 10 p.m. in Baie-Mahault and Goyave.
